Plumpton College
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Plumpton College is a college of further education in Plumpton, East Sussex
, England, with courses in a variety of land based and related subjects. The college provides a range of full time and part time land-based courses, FE courses to Foundation Degree and BSc courses all in partnership with schools. The College degree courses are provided in association with the University of Brighton
.
The main site of the College is in Plumpton, with out-centres elsewhere in East Sussex at Netherfield
, Flimwell
and Robertsbridge
. The Principal of the college is Des Lambert.
Subjects covered include agriculture
, rural business management, horticulture
, forestry and arboriculture, viniculture, metalsmithing, animal care and veterinary nursing.
The college was visited by The Princess Royal
in March 2008 to open a new Children's Rural Education Centre marking the Year of Food and Farming.
Plumpton, East Sussex
Plumpton is a village and civil parish in the Lewes District of East Sussex, England. The village is located five miles north-west of Lewes. The parish includes the small village of Plumpton and the larger village of Plumpton Green to the north where most of the community and services are based...
, England, with courses in a variety of land based and related subjects. The college provides a range of full time and part time land-based courses, FE courses to Foundation Degree and BSc courses all in partnership with schools. The College degree courses are provided in association with the University of Brighton
University of Brighton
The University of Brighton is an English university of the United Kingdom, with a community of over 23,000 students and 2,600 staff based on campuses in Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings. It has one of the best teaching quality ratings in the UK and a strong research record, factors which...
.
The main site of the College is in Plumpton, with out-centres elsewhere in East Sussex at Netherfield
Battle, East Sussex
Battle is a small town and civil parish in the local government district of Rother in East Sussex, England. It lies south southeast of London, east of Brighton and east of the county town of Lewes...
, Flimwell
Flimwell
The village of Flimwell is in the Rother District of East Sussex, in the civil parish of Ticehurst. It is located about two miles from the village of Ticehurst, close to the border with Kent...
and Robertsbridge
Robertsbridge
Robertsbridge is a village in East Sussex, England within the civil parish of Salehurst and Robertsbridge. It is approximately 10 miles north of Hastings and 13 miles south-east of Tunbridge Wells...
. The Principal of the college is Des Lambert.
Subjects covered include agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, rural business management, horticulture
Horticulture
Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic...
, forestry and arboriculture, viniculture, metalsmithing, animal care and veterinary nursing.
The college was visited by The Princess Royal
Anne, Princess Royal
Princess Anne, Princess Royal , is the only daughter of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
in March 2008 to open a new Children's Rural Education Centre marking the Year of Food and Farming.